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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1909
Page
4
Advertisers offered church events and entertainments with admission charges. profit items priced at special rate of 2 cents per line. Obituaries limited to twenty lines. longer notices charged per line. Count six words per line. send payment by money or stamps.
A letter questions why tariffs on Canadian and foreign lumber should remain arguing the consumer bears the cost and that tariffs threaten forest conservation. It notes many leaders favor free lumber and cites Indiana lawmakers voting for free lumber, urging policy reversal.
The article explains a 4 cent rise in wheat costs driven by scarce European stocks and strong foreign demand. It notes U S and Canadian supplies higher this year, while European stocks dropped about 20 million bushels, pushing prices up. It questions tariff advantages and cites Senator Aldrich's retirement as context amid farmer concerns.
The text denounces large payments to Elihu Root George Wickersham F Dryden James B Dill and Charles M Schwab as excessive. It argues such salaries and fees drain resources from workers and threaten basic necessities while vast sums accrue to a few. It asserts inequality in distribution harms the many who struggle for life’s essentials.
A local columnist accuses Republicans in Congress of a staged tariff revision and questions why Canadian farmers can fetch high wheat prices while American growers face constraints. The note prompts tariff proponents to explain the market dynamics.
Speculators have made nearly as much money in weeks from last year’s wheat crop as the total profit earned by the farmers who grew it.
The text hints a legal reform, likely the Dingly aril law, will persist under a new name Payne. No dates or places are provided, but the passage signals continuity of the policy despite nominal change. It notes the change may keep existing aims intact.
Mr Clyde Pope is on the sick list. Mrs Hanimai Tahoe bought a new organ. Miss Myrtle Wright of Depauw visits home folks. Miss Michel Phubbard spends days with relatives nearby. Mr and Mrs Willard Allen of New Albany visited recently. Mrs Lena Kopp sold forty acres to Henry Miller last week. Mrs Martha Glaze of Sugar Tree Grove visits daughter Emma Lahue after Amy. Mr and Mrs Clarence Wright spend Sunday with Gus Sieg near Depauw. Clarence Wright and family attended the Peper Damon wedding at Pleasant Valley Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Lafe Brengman spent Sunday with Harve Cline near Dixie. Aunt Nancy Conrad of New Albany spending weeks with daughter Mrs Geo Conrad. Lawrence Wright fireman on PA R A between Cogansport and Jeffersonville spent last with home folks. The funeral of Reuben F Conrad who died of cancer near Zoar on April 10 was conducted by Rev J O Sibert.
If you are suffering from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles send ad dregs and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with preference from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent care assured. Write today to Mrs M Summers Box P Notre Dame Ind.
Peter Elbers visited Fall Cities on business while Frank Williams and his son Marion worked locally. A gypsy gang passed through town. Mrs. Lydia A. Lynn lies ill with parasitic stakes. sisters and neighbors visit. Lynch joins Lena Knoell and Catherine Hausz away at schools. Mary Hampton dies in Franklin township and is buried here. Conrad Heim dies near town. funeral conducted by Father Peckskamp. Lena Inoell and Margaret Kasteleiner visit Edwardsville and Louisville connections.
Frenchtown area reports farmers plowing corn and residents visiting kin in Louisville New Albany Denver and Georgetown. Attendance at a large funeral for Frederick Gettlefinger stands out with praise and a large Easter dinner at Lewis Clark with family and neighbors sharing abundant dishes and conversation.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promise immediate relief for feverish cross children, cleansing stomach and aiding liver function to restore health. Marketed as a worm cure with sample free, sold by all druggists. Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY. Harness bridles halters collars and whips at F P Lotichs.
A 50 acre farm with about 600 fruit trees including apple peach and pear. Good buildings and ample timber. For particulars contact W. E. Sims Crandall Indiana.
The Democrat reports higher costs for materials and labor while keeping annual subscriptions at $1.00. Old Hartsville resident John W. Bline, born in Ohio seventy one years ago, died recently after a career as teacher and postmaster, with ties to Hartsville. Rev. W. D. Bartle preached at Union church in Boone township last Thursday. Capt. F. M. Bartley visited relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Trotter were in Milltown last Wednesday and Thursday.
Chamberlain's Salve praised as an effective remedy for burns sores sore nipples and chapped hands. Claims quick pain relief and scarless healing unless the burn is severe. Price 25 cents. Sold by Louis 8 Riley ap
Judge George W. Denbo of Floyd Knobs served as pallbearer at Senator Turpie's funeral in Indianapolis last Friday. Denbo and Turpie were longtime intimate friends.
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